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move W7 from HDD to SSD
I have W 7 pro 64 bit on my WD HDD. When I buy my new SSD I want to clone the OS to the SSD.
Ido realize a fresh installation would be ideal. But I have all my wife's company software, outlook etc. set up and a fresh install to get everything set up would take a long time. there would be my time doing it, and downtime in which she can't use the PC.
My main concern is, that TRIM works since when I originally installed W7 it didn't have an SSD.
I have a regular (non OEM license). Will MS cause any trouble when it sees a new piece of hardware so that i need to re-activate it?
This is for the scenario that the rest of the hardware (CPU, MB etc. stays the same). My next question, what if i replace the MB? Does it still matter that I installed the OS for a core2duo and if I clone it to a Sandy-Bridge or any other different MB the CPU has different instructions (SSE etc.) etc. will this be problematic so that W7 can't use the more advanced new features? Also will I need to reactivate? Again, this a scenario where I would not use the old MB anymore with the same license.